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The Comedy of Errors, Act 3

377Lines 2Scenes 10Speakers 85% / 15%Male / Female Lines

Act 3 of The Comedy of Errors runs 377 lines across 2 scenes, carrying about 19.2% of the play’s total dialogue with 10 named speakers. It’s shorter than the play’s average act (392 lines).

Act opens (Scene 1, Of Ephesus): “Good Signior Angelo, you must excuse us all;”

Act closes (Scene 2, Of Syracuse): “If any ship put out, then straight away.”

The 2 scenes of Act 3

Scene Lines Speakers Share of act
Scene 1 166 8 44.0%
Scene 2 211 5 56.0%

Who speaks in Act 3

The leading voice is Dromio Of Syracuse with 26% of Act 3’s dialogue (99 lines).

Character Lines in act Share
Dromio Of Syracuse 99 26.3%
Of Syracuse 81 21.5%
Of Ephesus 47 12.5%
Luciana 44 11.7%
Dromio Of Ephesus 39 10.3%
Balthazar 31 8.2%
Angelo 19 5.0%

About Act 3 of The Comedy of Errors

How many lines are in Act 3 of The Comedy of Errors?

377 lines spread across 2 scenes.

Who dominates Act 3?

Dromio Of Syracuse delivers 26% of the act’s dialogue (99 lines).